Midland Among American Cities Climbing Out of Poverty the Fastest

Over the past decade, Midland, Michigan has slowly lowered their poverty rate and is now one of the 10 cities climbing out of the red the fastest.

Michigan has not had a great record when it comes to well-to-do metro areas lately. As readers of this website know well -- Flint, Saginaw, and Detroit often find themselves among American "worst of" lists, especially for poverty/economy issues. It's not a problem that is unique to the mitten, but the auto industry and their gradual exodus over the past few decades have certainly exacerbated the situation here. However, one Mid-Michigan city is bucking that trend on such a scale that they're among the top 10 in the country. That city is Midland.

Midland's thriving economy landed them at the #8 spot on the list of the cities climbing out of poverty the fastest. They were joined by Monroe, Michigan at #13 and their brother from the south -- Midland, Texas at #2.